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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

And a Table on the Side...

A good friend was nice enough to score this cute table for me recently (Thanks Kate!). It had some cosmetic errors, but we instantly started toying around with different ideas. A lot of things came to mind, and in the end I let the furniture be the boss. Sadly I don't have a before picture, and I could have sworn I took one.. will I ever learn?

The main problem, were these 2 huge holes in the top. I'm thinking
perhaps it had a lamp going through it at one time, like those old
magazine-table-lamp pieces from living rooms past. You know, the ones
that everyone seemed to have in between two La-Z-Boy's? Anyway... the holes were large and in charge, so rather than pretending they never happened, I embraced them. I drilled them even larger, and connected the dots. Now you can squeeze a few charging cords through, and when you unplug your phone the charger will rest above the hole.

What do you think? As for the colors, I had done the entire table in the middle green that you see there. It needed something, and I am still on my ombre kick, so there you have it. I sprayed away with my lime, and then above with the meadow. I love how it came out, but it still needed more. Since the feet already had some physical damage, and there were more scuffs here and there from it's past life, I embraced that too. I went distress, and while it's a mix of styles, I jokingly call it "vintage ombre"...and I really like it. It's as if someone painted this table this way in the seventies. Hey, it could happen! This table is for sale in the shop. Have a great week!

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